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. >> this weekend, government issued the's are arriving at the capitol signal talks are still going on, but the americans are getting impatient. >> sit down, get in a room, and don't come out until you get this taken care of. >> right now, harry reid and mitch mcconnell are working on a so-called mini deal to prevent a tax increase for roughly 98% of american workers, extending unemployment benefits to nearly 2 million people, preventing cuts to medicare doctors. >> whenever we come up with will be in perfect. >> it comes up with president obama calls the bare minimum addressing tax cuts without doing anything to curb spending. >> we will get at best a patch and be here again in two months. congress cannot get out of its own way. >> average family would pay an extra $3,400 next year. >> the law says that every american's tax rates are going up. every american's paycheck will its mother. if that the impasse has shaken wall street, -- the impasse has shaken wall street. >> i think the likelihood is we go over the fiscal cliff. >> jim moran is wondering if partisan politics has destroyed
. >> this weekend, government issued the's are arriving at the capitol signal talks are still going on, but the americans are getting impatient. >> sit down, get in a room, and don't come out until you get this taken care of. >> right now, harry reid and mitch mcconnell are working on a so-called mini deal to prevent a tax increase for roughly 98% of american workers, extending unemployment benefits to nearly 2 million people, preventing cuts to medicare doctors. >>...
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. >> we have a crisis of self government right now. >> if an agreement is reached it would be with the president calls a bare minimum keeping unemployment benefits for about 2 million americans in place. tough issues like spending cuts will not be tackled until next year. the next 24 hours will be crucial. richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> we have an update on former president george h. w. bush. the 88-year-old was moved out of intensive care at a houston hospital. they say that his condition continues to will improve and the family thanks everyone for their prayers and good thoughts. president bush has been in the hospital since late november for a cough. >> a deadly plane crash in russia tonight. what investigators believe happened. >> following developing news from russia, where a passenger plane has crashed as it as it attempted to land in moscow. 4 people of the eight who were on board were killed, 4 others seriously injured. and the the woman who was gang raped in india at two weeks ago has died. the police in new delhi are urging people to stay calm. there have already been riots an
. >> we have a crisis of self government right now. >> if an agreement is reached it would be with the president calls a bare minimum keeping unemployment benefits for about 2 million americans in place. tough issues like spending cuts will not be tackled until next year. the next 24 hours will be crucial. richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> we have an update on former president george h. w. bush. the 88-year-old was moved out of intensive care at a houston hospital. they say that...
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the government taking extraordinary measures to keep the situation calm. the hospital authorities issuing this sad statement. >> in the past few minutes, they said the 23-year-old woman who is gay and raped december 16 has died. they had been warning the past few hours that she was suffering severe organ failure because of injuries she received in the attack. they have confirmed she has died. >> the government was trying to stop this rising wave of public anger across the country with some amazing scenes. on the streets of delhi, water cannons, protesters not giving in. this news, will that fueled the anger? >> i think the anger will rise considerably. protests on the streets in delhi, people furious at this case and what they see as a kind of rot where the police are not investigating sexual assault and rape properly and that the authorities in general are taking the whole situation regarding rape and sexual assault, they're not taking it seriously. in the past few days, many indian politicians have started issuing public statements, making clear they wil
the government taking extraordinary measures to keep the situation calm. the hospital authorities issuing this sad statement. >> in the past few minutes, they said the 23-year-old woman who is gay and raped december 16 has died. they had been warning the past few hours that she was suffering severe organ failure because of injuries she received in the attack. they have confirmed she has died. >> the government was trying to stop this rising wave of public anger across the country...
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he said only -- those that on the contrary to government. the origins of this kind of a monopoly capitalism go back right to the very beginning of the country. >> the system does some of its sharpest analysts and critics have always understood, is full of contradictions. it is important that i be understood not to be arguing because i don't believe it. this is a system, for example, the likes to call one-dimensional. somehow solve its problems and presented a united face that cannot be overcome, that cannot be tracked at the system, not so well defended that any hope of changing it is delusional. and a bully the for one minute. this is as simple of all kinds of problems that it cannot solve , and it is patently obvious. i already mentioned one. it does not want these crises. these are kinds of trouble. in times of crisis people are asking questions which gives opportunity for people like me to offer unusual answers. this is not useful. it's very important. another example. the worst conceivable thing from the republican party and george bush
he said only -- those that on the contrary to government. the origins of this kind of a monopoly capitalism go back right to the very beginning of the country. >> the system does some of its sharpest analysts and critics have always understood, is full of contradictions. it is important that i be understood not to be arguing because i don't believe it. this is a system, for example, the likes to call one-dimensional. somehow solve its problems and presented a united face that cannot be...
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the government taking extraordinary measures to keep the situation calm. the hospital authorities issuing this sad statement. >> in the past few minutes, they said the 23-year-old woman who is gay and raped december 16 has died. they had been warning the past few hours that she was suffering severe organ failure because of injuries she received in the attack. they have confirmed she has died. >> the government was trying to stop this rising wave of public anger across the country with some amazing scenes. on the streets of delhi, water cannons, protesters not giving in. this news, will that fueled the anger? >> i think the anger will rise considerably. protests on the streets in delhi, people furious at this case and what they see as a kind of rot where the police are not investigating sexual assault and rape properly and that the authorities in general are taking the whole situation regarding rape and sexual assault, they're not taking it seriously. in the past few days, many indian politicians have started issuing public statements, making clear they wil
the government taking extraordinary measures to keep the situation calm. the hospital authorities issuing this sad statement. >> in the past few minutes, they said the 23-year-old woman who is gay and raped december 16 has died. they had been warning the past few hours that she was suffering severe organ failure because of injuries she received in the attack. they have confirmed she has died. >> the government was trying to stop this rising wave of public anger across the country...
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the government taking extraordinary measures to keep the situation calm. the hospital authorities issuing this sad statement. >> in the past few minutes, they said the 23-year-old woman who is gay and raped december 16 has died. they had been warning the past few hours that she was suffering severe organ failure because of injuries she received in the attack. they have confirmed she has died. >> the government was trying to stop this rising wave of public anger across the country with some amazing scenes. on the streets of delhi, water cannons, protesters not giving in. this news, will that fueled the anger? >> i think the anger will rise considerably. protests on the streets in delhi, people furious at this case and what they see as a kind of rot where the police are not investigating sexual assault and rape properly and that the authorities in general are taking the whole situation regarding rape and sexual assault, they're not taking it seriously. in the past few days, many indian politicians have started issuing public statements, making clear they wil
the government taking extraordinary measures to keep the situation calm. the hospital authorities issuing this sad statement. >> in the past few minutes, they said the 23-year-old woman who is gay and raped december 16 has died. they had been warning the past few hours that she was suffering severe organ failure because of injuries she received in the attack. they have confirmed she has died. >> the government was trying to stop this rising wave of public anger across the country...
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but not on more government spending. they say they're waiting to see what democrats propose. >> see what the president has to propose. members on both sides of the aisle will review it. and then we'll decide how best to proceed. hopefully, there's still time for an agreement of some kind that saves the taxpayers from a wholly, wholly, preventible economic crisis. >> the goal is still to get a deal before midnight monday. a growing number of lawmakers doubt that will happen. some are saying the soonest a deal may come could wind up being january 3rd when the new congress takes over. reporting live in washington, i'm danielle lee. >> thank you, danielle. >>> millions of americans may watch the ball drop in times square, but a group of democrats is organizing its own ball drop on capitol hill. they will launch their countdown today. they say their ball represents republicans dropping the ball on middle class families should lawmakers fail to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> going over the fiscal cliff could have
but not on more government spending. they say they're waiting to see what democrats propose. >> see what the president has to propose. members on both sides of the aisle will review it. and then we'll decide how best to proceed. hopefully, there's still time for an agreement of some kind that saves the taxpayers from a wholly, wholly, preventible economic crisis. >> the goal is still to get a deal before midnight monday. a growing number of lawmakers doubt that will happen. some are...
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do you see the government? >> guest: the government solves most of our problems. we have to take away a private health insurance. take all that money, give each of us the same amount of money to purchase health insurance, a $2500 for an adult, $8000 for a family. that's your tax subsidy. you spend additional money after taxes and treat everybody the same. >> host: what do you mean? >> guest: right now we don't. right now you get in a subsidy to employer provides you with a plan, you get no tax relief. purchasing insurance on your own. under obamacare, inequities are even worse. step on the treat everyone the same. when you buy insurance, no matter who you are, get the same amount of help from
do you see the government? >> guest: the government solves most of our problems. we have to take away a private health insurance. take all that money, give each of us the same amount of money to purchase health insurance, a $2500 for an adult, $8000 for a family. that's your tax subsidy. you spend additional money after taxes and treat everybody the same. >> host: what do you mean? >> guest: right now we don't. right now you get in a subsidy to employer provides you with a...
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we need to make sure that government spending is brought under control, and not in a corrosive way or an abusive way, but in a way that makes sense we we can demonstrate so we are serious about controlling our deficit. we have a trillion dollars worth of deficit over year, and we need to sustain that. we know the wealthy will have to pay more and the poor will have to have fewer benefits and the middle class will have to deal with fewer programs and the middle class will have to give away subsidies in exchange for a lower tax rate, but swrae to move forward and create more jobs and grow the economy because the only way to head the recovery. >> i want to pick up on the word certainty, and i have a feeling uncertainty may be the new normal. our business leaders are going to have to figure out a way to make money in a less certain environment. that's going to be difficult for those who have traditionally had -- known what they were dealing with, but i am not certain going forward that's going to be the way we will see our government operate. here we are just a few days before we go throu
we need to make sure that government spending is brought under control, and not in a corrosive way or an abusive way, but in a way that makes sense we we can demonstrate so we are serious about controlling our deficit. we have a trillion dollars worth of deficit over year, and we need to sustain that. we know the wealthy will have to pay more and the poor will have to have fewer benefits and the middle class will have to deal with fewer programs and the middle class will have to give away...
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look at how extensive the federal government actions they thought, some worked, some don't. that was your standard. that's what you said on friday. if it's worth trying, why not do it. that's your position on armed guards and a lot of people would agree with you yet nothing will having to do with gun safety and up seem to excuse the role that guns play in violence in in society. >> the gun is the tool. the problem is the criminal. every police officer that walks the street knows if you want to control violent crime, take violent criminals off the street. richmond, virginia, they had one of the worst murder rates in the country until they put out the word if you're a drug dealer on the street with a gun, we're going to pick you up and you're going to federal prison. they immediately cut murder with guns by about 60%, 70%. criminal operate outside the system. you got to get them off the street and into treatment. we're not doing this in this country. >> has the environment changed, mr. lapierre? the supreme court has confirmed gun owner rights in this country, mayor bloomberg
look at how extensive the federal government actions they thought, some worked, some don't. that was your standard. that's what you said on friday. if it's worth trying, why not do it. that's your position on armed guards and a lot of people would agree with you yet nothing will having to do with gun safety and up seem to excuse the role that guns play in violence in in society. >> the gun is the tool. the problem is the criminal. every police officer that walks the street knows if you...
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it is not our government, our people in the government that are making the decisions. it is the high power that controls the world right now and they are trying to make it one world. one world is not coming fast enough. host: let's hear from our guest. guest: there is some contentious congressman that would disagree with that summation. host: one more question for you, douglas wissing. do you want to speak broadly to the drug trade as to how it affects afghanistan right now? guest: in the last year and the taliban was in power in afghanistan, they white dowd opium production. within a few years after the invasion, 90% of the world's opium was coming out of afghanistan. it reestablished itself at lovers -- at levels that had not been seen before. that is part of the toxic nexus that i was talking about. powerful insiders and the insurgents or all connected with that -- were all connected with that. programs have cost hundreds of millions of dollars but they have done almost nothing to impact the drug trade in afghanistan. host: richard from illinois, you are on the air
it is not our government, our people in the government that are making the decisions. it is the high power that controls the world right now and they are trying to make it one world. one world is not coming fast enough. host: let's hear from our guest. guest: there is some contentious congressman that would disagree with that summation. host: one more question for you, douglas wissing. do you want to speak broadly to the drug trade as to how it affects afghanistan right now? guest: in the last...
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narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance and eventual upgrades has resulted in a considerable repair and replacement backlog. allbee: on a national scale, if you looked at what we're spending now, and you looked at the additional investment requirements over the next 20 years, there's a $540 billion difference. man: so one of the greatest challenges is to reflect true value pricing. so that the citizens and businesses that rely on water and wastewater infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses,
narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance...
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if the bill doesn't make it through congress before the end of the year, the government will be forced to find vast qualities of milk under the trueman era law and that could send consumer milk prices as high as $6 to $8 a gallon because the government would be obligated to pay twice the wholesale rate under the 1949 rule. the farmers would sell their milk to the government first and prompting a shortage in commercial supplies spiking the price consumers pay. >> the farm bill is like the low-hanging ornament on the congressional christmas tree that if they just embrace it, they can automatically come up with tips of billions of dollars in budget savings. >> reporter: the problem is the bill's stuck in the house and there appears to be no political will to move it forward. agriculture secretary tom vilsack said as a precaution, his department is preparing for the laws to take affect. >> this is a bad outcome. let me be very clear about this. i don't think we should want nor should congress consider it a good outcome. >> reporter: it's not just the cows going over the cliff but could be
if the bill doesn't make it through congress before the end of the year, the government will be forced to find vast qualities of milk under the trueman era law and that could send consumer milk prices as high as $6 to $8 a gallon because the government would be obligated to pay twice the wholesale rate under the 1949 rule. the farmers would sell their milk to the government first and prompting a shortage in commercial supplies spiking the price consumers pay. >> the farm bill is like the...
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it's big wasteful government. it doesn't need to be that way if we empower people to succeed on the front end. >> mayor, we're going to make you late, but i have one that, and then i'll give you the last word. when we first met, i remember saying that i liked your tie, and you took that tie off and gave it to me. i think you offered that to the country. you offer our life and so many of us, 1.2 million people on twitter, but a lot of folks across the country on the book tour ask youth bow, inspired by you, and the light you draw to, hope, optimism, and knowing the future for the country is bright if we're in a together. i was stumped in anchorage when a woman asked me, "is he really as sexy as he seems?" [laughter] >> i'm what you call a 40-footer. i look better far away. >> thank you for the light you shared with us in the book and the light you bring to the people of newark, but the light you bring to the nation because so many of us look to you for hope and optimism and our country's future is bright in part be
it's big wasteful government. it doesn't need to be that way if we empower people to succeed on the front end. >> mayor, we're going to make you late, but i have one that, and then i'll give you the last word. when we first met, i remember saying that i liked your tie, and you took that tie off and gave it to me. i think you offered that to the country. you offer our life and so many of us, 1.2 million people on twitter, but a lot of folks across the country on the book tour ask youth...
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oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man: sewickley township is a rural farming community, however, herminie itself would be considered to be the downtown area of the township. it's the agways, the auto-parts store, the bank. it's your typical small-town village. man: people think that rural areas are pristine and perfect and everybody has a nice, simple life. that's, uh, not exactly the situation here. when you come into town in the summer, you know you're coming to herminie. woman: the aroma in 90-degree days... can sometimes just want to knock you over. woman: we have water. we have power, we have
oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man:...
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debt and the government can't get too much done. i don't think that's decisive of how the economy performs but it's definitely something that's going to weigh on people. if taxes go up across the board on virtually everything then smaller take-home pay does impact. >> it hurts. >> thank you so much to both of you. we look forward to seeing both of you later in the new year. >> yes. >>> coming up later we'll have some important tips for avoiding your own personal fiscal cliff in 2013. >>> now, just a couple of days after the east coast endure add powerful storm another one is about to hit, bringing even more snow and rain and all of those problems that come with that. here this morning with more on that is jeff berardelli meteorologist at our station in miami. good morning to you, jeff. >> good morning to you seth and good morning to you, everybody. you know this is turning out to be a pretty significant system. we've already had three inches of snow in parts of kentucky. it's moving east into central pennsylvania as well in fact. as
debt and the government can't get too much done. i don't think that's decisive of how the economy performs but it's definitely something that's going to weigh on people. if taxes go up across the board on virtually everything then smaller take-home pay does impact. >> it hurts. >> thank you so much to both of you. we look forward to seeing both of you later in the new year. >> yes. >>> coming up later we'll have some important tips for avoiding your own personal...
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in terms of the tyrannical government, what did the founders seem to be thinking of? king george again or something -- >> guest: of course they were coming out of the experience of the war against the british so the attempt to impose tyranny with the british army was in their minds but they had been through the few years of the confederation. >> host: they had some trouble getting the troops to answer the call to go fight, so they thought you will see and quotations especially from john adams who makes it clear they were not trying to create a situation where individuals who didn't like the federal government could hold up an arsenal somewhere and hold off. that's not the way the founders saw. they saw this starkly as a means of preserving the state to keep their militias. john adams says at one point that the militia is always subservient to the state. it's not a rebellious -- >> host: it's a well regulated and something that ties into the said that even after the constitution is adopted in washington is an office, you have the whiskey tax and the whiskey rebellion.
in terms of the tyrannical government, what did the founders seem to be thinking of? king george again or something -- >> guest: of course they were coming out of the experience of the war against the british so the attempt to impose tyranny with the british army was in their minds but they had been through the few years of the confederation. >> host: they had some trouble getting the troops to answer the call to go fight, so they thought you will see and quotations especially from...
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in terms of the tyrannical government, what did the founders seem to be thinking of? >> guest: of course they were coming out of the experience of the war against the british, so obviously the attempt to impose tyranny with the british army was in their minds. but they've been through this a few years the confederation. >> host: a bit of everybody to massachusetts. >> guest: they did. they had troops traveled to answer the call to go fight. so they thought, you'll see there are quotations especially from john out of, who makes it clear they were not trying to create a situation for individuals who didn't like the central government could go up with an arsenal somewhere and hold off the fence and they came. >> guest: that's not the way the founders saw it. they saw this strictly as a means of preserving the state's abilities to keep their militias going into in place. jonathan says that one point that the militia is always subservient to the state. it's not a rebellious institution. >> host: even after the constitution is the top did in washington sipc at the whiskey t
in terms of the tyrannical government, what did the founders seem to be thinking of? >> guest: of course they were coming out of the experience of the war against the british, so obviously the attempt to impose tyranny with the british army was in their minds. but they've been through this a few years the confederation. >> host: a bit of everybody to massachusetts. >> guest: they did. they had troops traveled to answer the call to go fight. so they thought, you'll see there...
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this is the second time in recent months the government said medicine caused several deaths. local officials believe the victims took the cough sir up to get drunk. it contained dextromethophene. the same thing happened in november killing 23 people. >>> still ahead, new details out of fairfax county after police found a teenager dead inside his car last night. plus, after being jump on the job, a working student is kicked to the curb. coming up, a delivery man defends his choice to defend himself. we'll be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant . >>> d.c. police investigating a deadly hit-and-run. on friday, a teen was struck by a car at the intersection of new york avenue northwest and first street. the driver of the car stopped and then
this is the second time in recent months the government said medicine caused several deaths. local officials believe the victims took the cough sir up to get drunk. it contained dextromethophene. the same thing happened in november killing 23 people. >>> still ahead, new details out of fairfax county after police found a teenager dead inside his car last night. plus, after being jump on the job, a working student is kicked to the curb. coming up, a delivery man defends his choice to...
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based on an ideology that calls on government to be as small as possible. its roots are as old as american, but the main spokesman is this man, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. norquist's pledge signed by almost all republicans in congress forbids them from raising taxes ever under any circumstances. things come to a head in the summer of 2011. republicans demand the government reduce its deficit as a condition for raising the debt ceiling. without a deal, the u.s. would lose its ability to borrow money. they deploy tactics that nearly shut down the government and ultimately cost america its aaa credit rating for the first time in history. but in a last-minute compromise, both sides agree to a trillion dollars in spending cuts up front and another $1.2 trillion in cuts to be decided by a special super committee. but a poison pill was attached. if the super committee can't reach a deal, automatic across the board cuts known as the sequester would go into effect january 2013 at the exact moment when the bush tax cuts extended for two ye
based on an ideology that calls on government to be as small as possible. its roots are as old as american, but the main spokesman is this man, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. norquist's pledge signed by almost all republicans in congress forbids them from raising taxes ever under any circumstances. things come to a head in the summer of 2011. republicans demand the government reduce its deficit as a condition for raising the debt ceiling. without a deal, the u.s. would...
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>> my question is, we talked about the government. what about private industry and their support of programs like this? and i know that when i used to work for citigroup, i'm retired now, we had a program where we would have mentoring between our executives and kids in high school or junior high school that would help. are you aware, is that in the book or whatever? >> i will start. tina, who did an enormous amount of reporting on this both for "the times" and our book, "almost home" can talk about this as well. the question is what role does private industry play in helping young people who are holmless get ahead? a great example is in st. louis. the panera franchise works with the covenant house in st. louis to create an apprenticeship as part of panera cares to give homeless young people an opportunity to come into a training center intentionally developed to give them the skills in management, in retail, in the operations of that business and launches those young people into management positions. now i'm not talking about minimum
>> my question is, we talked about the government. what about private industry and their support of programs like this? and i know that when i used to work for citigroup, i'm retired now, we had a program where we would have mentoring between our executives and kids in high school or junior high school that would help. are you aware, is that in the book or whatever? >> i will start. tina, who did an enormous amount of reporting on this both for "the times" and our book,...
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inequality one of the most pressing issues facing america as well as the corporate takeover of our government also this year we saw the president come out in favor of marriage equality and we saw voters in four states echo that commitment to marriage equality on election day affirming the rights of gays and lesbians to get married we also saw voters in two states washington and colorado strike a blow to richard nixon's failed drug war by legalizing and regulating marijuana and we saw some progressive icons get elected to congress like a loser the war in the senate and alan grayson in the house and we saw the labor movement revived in places like wisconsin michigan and ohio and yet despite these progressive achievements there was a lot of bad news for progress as well as we see in the current fiscal cliff negotiations austerity is still the main focus of lawmakers rather than talking to raising the minimum wage we're talking about just how many millionaires are going to get to keep their bush tax cuts rather than talking about health care for all we're talking about how much of a hit future so
inequality one of the most pressing issues facing america as well as the corporate takeover of our government also this year we saw the president come out in favor of marriage equality and we saw voters in four states echo that commitment to marriage equality on election day affirming the rights of gays and lesbians to get married we also saw voters in two states washington and colorado strike a blow to richard nixon's failed drug war by legalizing and regulating marijuana and we saw some...
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in terms of the tyrannical government, what, you know, what did the founders seem to be thinking of? king george again or something -- >> guest: well, of course, they were coming out of the experience with the war against the british so the attempt to impose tyranny with the british army was in their minds, but they had been through a few years of the confederation -- >> host: and rebellion up in massachusetts. >> guest: they did, and they had trouble getting troops to answer the call to go fight. >> host: uh-huh. >> guest: and so they -- they thought -- you'll see there's quotations, especially from john adams, who makes it clear that they were not trying to create a situation where individuals who didn't like the federal government could go hold up an arsenal somewhere and hold off the feds when they came. >> host: some people talk like that today. >> guest: they do. it's not the way the guys, the founders, thought. they saw this strictly as a means of prereceiverring the -- preserving the state's abilities to keep their militias going in its place, and john adams says at one point
in terms of the tyrannical government, what, you know, what did the founders seem to be thinking of? king george again or something -- >> guest: well, of course, they were coming out of the experience with the war against the british so the attempt to impose tyranny with the british army was in their minds, but they had been through a few years of the confederation -- >> host: and rebellion up in massachusetts. >> guest: they did, and they had trouble getting troops to answer...
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a lot of the money that the low-end consumer has, they won't have anymore, and they won't have the government assistance programs to rely on. may not have the same effect we saw in the last recession. >> the ultimate consumer discretionary stocks, it occurs to me, dana, would be the luxury retailers like a tiffany which have suffered here recently. they in the past have been immune to a lot of vagaries of the consumer and the economy, but that hasn't been the case this time around. what happened? >> i think tiffany's a little bit different than some of the other luxury goods company. tiffany overall is working on its product, silver business which is a high margin category. didn't have enough novelty and newness in it and hopefully that's something they can fix for next year. >> wasn't just me then? >> not just you. >> exactly. >> i noticed that, yeah. >> dana on that point, the companies for stocks like tiffany's, what about aptitude in places like china in. >> overall when we see what's happening in china, so many new brands emerged in china, new companies on the luxury good fronts, and you
a lot of the money that the low-end consumer has, they won't have anymore, and they won't have the government assistance programs to rely on. may not have the same effect we saw in the last recession. >> the ultimate consumer discretionary stocks, it occurs to me, dana, would be the luxury retailers like a tiffany which have suffered here recently. they in the past have been immune to a lot of vagaries of the consumer and the economy, but that hasn't been the case this time around. what...
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government. the president of that country is trying to fight off rebels approaching the capital. the rebels have already seized an ounce. secretary clinton is expected to return to work next week. she's been recovering from a concussion she suffered after fainting while sufferfighting a stomach virus. she will testify next month before congress on the deadly attacks in benghazi. it all comes down to sunday for the redskins and cowboys. the nfc east title is on the line. john gonzalez is out there. he is previewing what you call it an extra it christmas. >> is a bonus christmas a couple days after the real christmas. fedex field might look dark this morning, but it will be a few days. the last time the redskins were in the playoffs was 2006. at what is at stake on sunday night. the game will be so big that they changed the time of the game to prime time on national television. they could not expect a better opponent for this final game of the season, the dreaded dallas cowboys. the winner goes to
government. the president of that country is trying to fight off rebels approaching the capital. the rebels have already seized an ounce. secretary clinton is expected to return to work next week. she's been recovering from a concussion she suffered after fainting while sufferfighting a stomach virus. she will testify next month before congress on the deadly attacks in benghazi. it all comes down to sunday for the redskins and cowboys. the nfc east title is on the line. john gonzalez is out...
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don't worry, the government will take care of you. we will explain coming up next gerri: retailers are experiencing their worst holiday performance since the 2008 financial crisis. but is it too late to count retailers out? could post holiday discounts have retailers and shoppers spurting? let's ask founder america's research group, president and chief economist. whathappened with retail sales? we were expecting a 3% gain year-to-year, not falling off a cliff. what happened? >> well, i predicted sales would be up about 1.8%. number 150% of consumers, they are only going to shop and buy when there are big bargains. they were going to shop on black friday, wait three days bore christmas, and finally, 74% of consumers will avoid credit cards as much as possible. in doing that, they had to live on their check. gerri: at 1.8%, that is a little bit betterhan what went wrong. >> keep in mind that is store sales numbers. when the consumers did not do credit cards this year,, keep in mind only 75% went christmas shopping for 25% wanted to see
don't worry, the government will take care of you. we will explain coming up next gerri: retailers are experiencing their worst holiday performance since the 2008 financial crisis. but is it too late to count retailers out? could post holiday discounts have retailers and shoppers spurting? let's ask founder america's research group, president and chief economist. whathappened with retail sales? we were expecting a 3% gain year-to-year, not falling off a cliff. what happened? >> well, i...
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that government is too weak so we're starting to write the constitution. this where is the second amendment comes in. how did that all develop? >> guest: well, nowdays it's become fashionable among people who support gun rights strongly to pick out this or that quotation from this or that leader, like samuel adams or thomas jefferson or whoever, and then apply that -- the second amendment seen as a way to enable individuals to defend themselves, and defend themselves against the government when it became tyrannical. that is a misunderstanding. it was a political matter, the second amendment. it was part of what became the bill of rights. and the reason for it is that when -- after the unhappy experience of the article of confederation led the founders to try to figure out a better way of governing this country, they came up with the constitution which, as we know, is full of checks and balances. but as it was submitted to the states for ratification, it became clear they might not get the nine states they needed unless there were promises of still more con
that government is too weak so we're starting to write the constitution. this where is the second amendment comes in. how did that all develop? >> guest: well, nowdays it's become fashionable among people who support gun rights strongly to pick out this or that quotation from this or that leader, like samuel adams or thomas jefferson or whoever, and then apply that -- the second amendment seen as a way to enable individuals to defend themselves, and defend themselves against the...
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the government does not recognize them as citizens. bangladesh refuses to grant citizenship status. >>> that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> artists have tried since 1945 to make sense of the atomic bombings in japan. one of them, the menga comic artist has sadly passed away. he died of lung cancer at 73. he survived hiroshima himself as a child and worked tirelessly to deliver a powerful message for world peace. nhk world has more. >> reporter: barefoot gen is a story of a boy who survived the atomic bomb on hiroshima. author keiji nakazawa was 6 when he lost his father and two siblings in the bombing, but he avoided the topic in his first manga comics. survivors were often shunned by society. nakazawa preferred to keep silent, but he changed deeply when his mother passed away in 1966. she was also a survivor. >> translator: when my mother was cremated, there were no pieces of bones left at all. that made me so angry. i made up my mind not to ignore the bomb. >> reporter: nakazawa began to create work inspired by the a-bomb.
the government does not recognize them as citizens. bangladesh refuses to grant citizenship status. >>> that will wrap up our bulletin for today. >>> artists have tried since 1945 to make sense of the atomic bombings in japan. one of them, the menga comic artist has sadly passed away. he died of lung cancer at 73. he survived hiroshima himself as a child and worked tirelessly to deliver a powerful message for world peace. nhk world has more. >> reporter: barefoot gen is...
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and security staff at the unity government park government's parliamentary building in belfast have intercepted five letters containing bullets it's the latest in a campaign of violence by some militant protestants that escalated after the city council's ruling to limit the number of days the british flag is to be flown free of the politicians who received death threats belong to northern ireland's pro peace alliance party. for israel the new year will be followed with new parliamentary elections after the government failed to agree on a new budget for many regular voting is the embodiment of democracy but the rapid turnaround of ministers and governments is leading to calls for an overhaul of the country's whole political system are these policy reports. call us money in my political career i was minister of regional cooperation minister of agriculture minister of housing and construction minister of immigration a little option and minister of justice even held a supposed signal tenuously but it doesn't mean i'm talented at what is just shows that the system is so messed up to be toyed. it's a
and security staff at the unity government park government's parliamentary building in belfast have intercepted five letters containing bullets it's the latest in a campaign of violence by some militant protestants that escalated after the city council's ruling to limit the number of days the british flag is to be flown free of the politicians who received death threats belong to northern ireland's pro peace alliance party. for israel the new year will be followed with new parliamentary...
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government is good or government is bad. it is somewhere in between. my experience working with the department of education, for the most part, the tensions are -- intentions are good. it drives people near profit. you get to the collection side and there's a whole system of financial systems that draws people more towards profit. hopefully we can have a conversation of higher education in the first place. it is what is right now. we're denying some many people the benefits of it. >> the example of $10,000 of and come and $30,000 of debt, either they are not aware of what that means, for there are expecting the child. i say we get rid of alone and have a rational set of limits on the student loans based on the degree lovell that will specify -- level that will specify what the likely in come as going to be. the annual limits of will be proportional. based on the length of the degree program. i think that we need to do more on the back end. and i know you agree with this. we'd have a bankruptcy discharge available. we need to restore a statute of limita
government is good or government is bad. it is somewhere in between. my experience working with the department of education, for the most part, the tensions are -- intentions are good. it drives people near profit. you get to the collection side and there's a whole system of financial systems that draws people more towards profit. hopefully we can have a conversation of higher education in the first place. it is what is right now. we're denying some many people the benefits of it. >> the...
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another problem is that because government ministers change so often they can't plan. today and minister in the state of israel serves for an average of one year until he understands the position and creates a vision and a long term planning he's no longer there. what many of these people want is a complete overhaul of the system but parliamentary elections slated for early next year israelis are bound to see yet another round of deal making between parties who make up the next coalition but they told him and it is. biggest suggesting more than hof this population is unhappy with its government's performance. and in a few minutes our teammates were some of russia's most famous paralympic athletes to hear their stories of courage and success in the face of great odds stay with us . trymaine isn't this true even for specialists a voice can produce several sounds it warms. the art of throat singing comes naturally picked up like a language. a language of communicating with nature it said that's where throat singing originates from the unions believe not only animals but a
another problem is that because government ministers change so often they can't plan. today and minister in the state of israel serves for an average of one year until he understands the position and creates a vision and a long term planning he's no longer there. what many of these people want is a complete overhaul of the system but parliamentary elections slated for early next year israelis are bound to see yet another round of deal making between parties who make up the next coalition but...
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>> well, i work under three governments under the time -- under the fourth republican front. the government was changing at a rapid pace but you deal with the lady of the house and of course i show the president at christmas and otherwise, you deal with the lady of the house and you have to realize that at that time the work of the cook was very, very low on the social scale. any good mother wanted her mother to marry a child, a doctor, an architect. definitely not a cook. we are genius now. >> rose: what's the difference between a cook and a chef? >> well, the cook is the one who cooks that i do at home and the chef is the chief. so at home i am the cook. if i work in the kitchen and i have five six guys working from me -- >> rose: you're the chef. >> some of new york's great food can be found outside manhattan in the glare of the bright lights. ever since this establishment by the dutch in the 17th century, brooklyn has been a place of immigrants. >> i'm one anybody in the dominican republic then i'm in yemen and the next minute i'm in old ireland. >> it allows some people
>> well, i work under three governments under the time -- under the fourth republican front. the government was changing at a rapid pace but you deal with the lady of the house and of course i show the president at christmas and otherwise, you deal with the lady of the house and you have to realize that at that time the work of the cook was very, very low on the social scale. any good mother wanted her mother to marry a child, a doctor, an architect. definitely not a cook. we are genius...
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>> jimmy says he knows he gets under the skin of law enforcement and government officials. but on this day he finds out the hard way, it's risky business. as he strolls down a new york city sidewalk on a nice spring afternoon, he sees several city vehicles parked illegally and decides to film them. but the man he's filming becomes increasingly agitated. >> this van, this one, and all the other vans belong to the city, the board of education. >> oh, okay. >> so all of us were told to park here. >> who told you to park here? because it's a "no standing anytime" zone. >> the board of education employee isn't standing for any more of jimmy's backtalk. >> man, get out of my face. >> you're parked on the sidewalk. >> come on, man. >> get off my camera. >> who you work for? get out of my face, man. come on. stop! >> and when the dust settles, jimmy's camera is broken. how can a video vigilante work without a camera? so when the board of education asks him what they can do to fix the situation, his request is simple. >> all i wanted was my video camera paid for and replaced, so tha
>> jimmy says he knows he gets under the skin of law enforcement and government officials. but on this day he finds out the hard way, it's risky business. as he strolls down a new york city sidewalk on a nice spring afternoon, he sees several city vehicles parked illegally and decides to film them. but the man he's filming becomes increasingly agitated. >> this van, this one, and all the other vans belong to the city, the board of education. >> oh, okay. >> so all of us...
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we have a huge government. the average member of congress has about 2 seconds per year to think about how they spent each million dollars they spend. that's not enough time for them to analyze everything. so they end up passing laws they don't read. that causes huge problems of all sorts. i agree with you, that's a major problem. the housing problem, the financial crisis is really a problem caused by states and local governments. often state and local governments following trends, following planning fads' rather than doing what really works best for the american people, which is to let people choose how they want to live, how they want to get around, and pay for the cost of their. choices their but give them freedom of choice and let them do what they want. host: this is from wall street journal earlier this month -- guest: mental prices are on the rise in places that have land use restrictions like d.c., boston. they're not really on the rise in places that don't have land-use restrictions. in houston, the fas
we have a huge government. the average member of congress has about 2 seconds per year to think about how they spent each million dollars they spend. that's not enough time for them to analyze everything. so they end up passing laws they don't read. that causes huge problems of all sorts. i agree with you, that's a major problem. the housing problem, the financial crisis is really a problem caused by states and local governments. often state and local governments following trends, following...
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a look at government gone wild next. also a deadly winter storm. snow, ice and wind stranding thousands of holiday travelers across the nation. the latest on the storm's path coming up. bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. we can live without the &. we've dided to we're all having such a great year in the gulf, put aside our rivalry. 'cause all our states are great. and now is when the gulf gets even bett. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautil. take a boat ride or just lay in the sun. enjoy the wildlife and natural beauty. and don't forget our amazing seafood. soome to the gulf, you'll have a great time. especially in alabama. you mean mississippi. that's florida. say louisiana or there's no dessert. brought to you by bp and all of us who ca the gulf home. every signature is unique, and every fingerprint unrepeatable. at sleep number
a look at government gone wild next. also a deadly winter storm. snow, ice and wind stranding thousands of holiday travelers across the nation. the latest on the storm's path coming up. bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. we can live without the &. we've dided to we're all having...
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respecting government. one way to think about this is an abundance of land but when people are crowded together the need management to deal with congestion and contagious diseases and urban schools and all of the issues we are facing. those problems don't get solved by the private sector. they actually need a functioning government. so it's always been. it's why 100 years ago we have said he governments have long before we had an active government because it is so critical that we actually deal with the problems of boston has and that is a result of its density but there's a reason why people in boston like people more than in montana. they needed more. and that is central and it isn't going away and we are a absolutely blessed in this regard. we continue to have problems like the school system that continue to need more work. but we get nowhere by vilifying government as a whole and indeed we should cherish our leaders as well as occasionally to do better on things as a part of the space process. but we sh
respecting government. one way to think about this is an abundance of land but when people are crowded together the need management to deal with congestion and contagious diseases and urban schools and all of the issues we are facing. those problems don't get solved by the private sector. they actually need a functioning government. so it's always been. it's why 100 years ago we have said he governments have long before we had an active government because it is so critical that we actually deal...
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they are just sticking to one principle, limited government. they look at something with no principles like occupy wall street to elevate them as heroes. principles that are mold. >> andrea: republicans might have reason to fret, too. the leader, speaker john boehner and the approval rating is lower than speaker pelosi. who is a vampire. 51% boehner unfavorable. juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd cats. i don't agree what we did the other day to put a bill on the floor he doesn't have support for. but you think he won't hold on. >> juan: i think he will hold on. i don't think there is enough time before january 3 to line up. what happened to john boehner, my gosh, they -- his troops abandoned him. >> andrea: mccarthy is the whip. he should know how many works he has. >> juan: he works for boehner. >> kimberly: but he goes back -- it was a mess. >> juan: the dynamic didn't make sense. this goes back to what eric said. he, what everybody on the far right side
they are just sticking to one principle, limited government. they look at something with no principles like occupy wall street to elevate them as heroes. principles that are mold. >> andrea: republicans might have reason to fret, too. the leader, speaker john boehner and the approval rating is lower than speaker pelosi. who is a vampire. 51% boehner unfavorable. juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd...
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there continue to protest against the shia-led government. but the armored is of the moment there russian airliner crash lands on a road near a moscow airport. the turkish prime minister says the current glut in syria could be coming to an end very soon. -- says the conflict in syria to be coming to an end. these pictures appear to show fighters in an eastern damascus suburb. hashim, the turkish prime minister says the bloody conflict soon be over. why is he saying that? >> they have been saying about for the last few months. he said a dictator cannot stay in power by killing his own people. the news behind his statement is that there is a new syrian administration coming in very soon. maybe he is referring to the plans to establish an interim government when the conditions on the ground are there. they have a major concern. they say there is a group of deputies that we stream in if the crisis moves are. this is why they have asked them to tackle particularly what is coming out from the syrians. >> brahimi seems to be taking the opposite view
there continue to protest against the shia-led government. but the armored is of the moment there russian airliner crash lands on a road near a moscow airport. the turkish prime minister says the current glut in syria could be coming to an end very soon. -- says the conflict in syria to be coming to an end. these pictures appear to show fighters in an eastern damascus suburb. hashim, the turkish prime minister says the bloody conflict soon be over. why is he saying that? >> they have been...